Lyric discussion by PollySigh 

This song is one of my favorites - but I say that about a lot of Doors songs. For me the child is listening to his Grandfather and looking at him and when I see old people now I imagine them as young.

This old man was graceful, with silver in his smile. I imagine as a young man he was a really good sailor and that graceful way he moved saved him when he was on the water.

That is what I think of when I hear the song - that and I listened to a lot in college and none of my friends liked it.

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